cajun
IPA: kˈeɪdʒʌn
Root Word: Cajun
noun
- A member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, primarily French-speaking Catholic and living in Southern Louisiana and Maine.
- (ethnic slur, dated) Any uneducated poor Francophone in French Louisiana.
adjective
- Relating to the Cajun people or their culture.
- Of spicy food prepared in the style of the Cajun cuisine.
- Alternative letter-case form of Cajun [Relating to the Cajun people or their culture.]
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Examples of "cajun" in Sentences
- The same applies to cajun music.
- He was part of a Cajun farming family.
- No one is impugning the Cajun heritage.
- Tasso ham is a specialty of Cajun cuisine.
- He is an electric violinist and Cajun fiddler.
- Both are important to the Cajun country people.
- They bare the surnames that are considered Cajun.
- But the suave cajun is made for all kinds of comedy.
- The theme of the game is considered to be Cajun or Zydeco.
- Chris Adams, a Cajun, is the laconic leader of a band of seven gunmen.
- The accent makes it tough - remember Dennis Quaid murdering "cajun" in The Big Easy?
- In practice, the mild piquancy of the Mexican salsa fresca worked in with the hearty Cajun spices.
- I saute the fish in cajun seasoning, add the eggs & some hot sauce -- roll it up & you're good to go.
- I had never eaten crawfish in my life, but I can't turn down anything with "cajun" in its description.
- When I was young in the 70s and early 80s, I do not even remember hearing the word "cajun" used in reference to anything.
- Did me up my hillbilly marinade, olive oil, fresh lemons, onion powder and some non-descript collection of "cajun" spicy salts.
- I am fairly certain that there is another subspecies in the deepest part of Louisiana, most certain a mix between "cajun" and "hipster".
- Zoom forward to modern history where the WA State Legislature passed a new primary called the "cajun" primary a modified but legal top two system.
- Again, the Grange sued to invalidate Locke's veto and named the Secretary of State as a co-defendant because the Sec of State is supposed to implement the "cajun" top two primary.